Sasha Robertson

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) members on June 19, 2018, affirmed their commitment to regional energy market stability. Their remarks came in response to a leaked Trump administration draft plan and President Trump’s own June 1, 2018 public statement that Secretary of Energy Rick Perry “take immediate steps” to prevent coal and nuclear plant closures.

Such a directive could mean a policy of requiring regional grid operators to buy electricity from selected coal and nuclear plants, which, in turn, could undermine the current power markets developed with FERC assistance over recent decades. “Avoidance of any significant distortion in organized markets would very much be a concern of ours that we would keep an eye on as we proceeded with the rate matter,” said FERC Chairman Kevin McIntyre in response to a leaked draft plan from the White House. “I don’t see any reason why any of that should interfere with our ongoing consideration of the grid resilience issues and the very good input we’ve gotten on those issues.”…Continue Reading White House Memo May Indicate Future Coal and Nuclear Subsidies

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